Elia Posted April 6, 2016 Share #571 Posted April 6, 2016 Russ, She looks great with the red lower hull. Elia russ and mtaylor 2 Quote Elia Rose Valley, PA Arethusa: 1907 Gloucester Knockabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share #572 Posted April 6, 2016 Elia: Thanks. I considered not painting the bottom, but as long as it has taken to get this far, I decided it really needed the red bottom. Russ mtaylor and cog 2 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted April 6, 2016 Share #573 Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) Welcome back to the fray Russ; I was missing this little beauty of yours. cheers Pat Edited April 6, 2016 by BANYAN mtaylor and russ 2 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share #574 Posted April 6, 2016 Pat: Thanks. mtaylor 1 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted April 6, 2016 Share #575 Posted April 6, 2016 Nice looking hull you have. Bob mtaylor and russ 2 Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share #576 Posted April 6, 2016 Bob: Thanks. This is design that I reconstructed based on tonnage admeasurements and photos of Biloxi schooners from around the turn of the 20th century, particularly those built by Martin Fountain Sr. He was a famous local builder who produced some of the best looking Biloxi schooners. Russ mtaylor, src and Martin W 3 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Allen Posted April 6, 2016 Share #577 Posted April 6, 2016 Looking good can't wait to see the finish, I had the chance to sail on one in the late 60s when I started with Alabama Marine Resources, this one was in Bayou la Batre Al. Sadly Camille got it. Thanks for the memory! John Martin W and mtaylor 2 Quote John Allen Current builds HMS Victory-Mamoli On deck USS Tecumseh, CSS Hunley scratch build, Double hull Polynesian canoe (Holakea) scratch build Finished Waka Taua Maori War Canoe, Armed Launch-Panart, Diligence English Revenue Cutter-Marine Model Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share #578 Posted April 6, 2016 John: Thanks. I am hopeful I can get more done this weekend. Camille took a lot of good things here on the coast. So much history lost to hurricanes over the years. Russ mtaylor 1 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share #579 Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) Made some progress this past weekend. The rudder is made and mounted. The rudder does not turn. It is just there for appearance. There is a brass plate under the keel and two pieces brass wire soldered into the plate that connect to the keel and the bottom of the rudder. The rudder is also held in place by bamboo dowels that go up into the hull and into the sternpost. The paint work needs a little touch up, but it turned out fairly well. The headsails have their hanks. The hanks are soldered blackened steel wire. The inside diameter is roughly 1/16". That is 3 scale inches. They are tied onto the boltrope. Russ Edited April 13, 2016 by russ src, cog, popeye the sailor and 10 others 13 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted April 13, 2016 Share #580 Posted April 13, 2016 rudders are a funny thing........on most of my builds, they are all stationary.......except on my trawler. I keep hitting it on things I have on my table it won't come off........so I guess I have my first one with a movable rudder. I'm not going to fix it again the sails look nice as well..........I see kits that have the hanks, some look so out of scale. yours have a better look to them. did you coat them with anything to prevent rust? Martin W, Omega1234 and mtaylor 3 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share #581 Posted April 13, 2016 Thanks. The rudder is tucked up under the stern a bit so I am not too worried about knocking it on something. However, it is good to be cautious. The sail hanks are very thin blackened annealed steel. I doubt there will be any rust issues, but in any event, the model will be cased. I was/am worried about the scale appearance. I think these will be okay. Russ mtaylor, Omega1234 and popeye the sailor 3 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted April 13, 2016 Share #582 Posted April 13, 2016 Coming along nicely, Russ. I think the headsail hanks look OK for scale. John mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 13, 2016 Author Share #583 Posted April 13, 2016 John: Thanks. I am going to test rig them on some thread to see how everything hangs. That should tell me something, one way or the other. Russ popeye the sailor, Omega1234 and mtaylor 3 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANYAN Posted April 14, 2016 Share #584 Posted April 14, 2016 looking very good there Russ; those sails have some very fiddly detail - must have been an 'interesting' task cheers Pat mtaylor 1 Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share #585 Posted April 14, 2016 Pat: Thanks. I had a local person sew the sails for me. She did really nice work. I sewed the bolt ropes and added the hardware. Russ src, mtaylor and Omega1234 3 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 14, 2016 Author Share #586 Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks to everyone for the kind words and likes. Working on the mainmast today. Russ src, popeye the sailor, Omega1234 and 1 other 4 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share #587 Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Okay, I know it looks a little scary, but in the end it is going to be painted. This is the main mast head band with the band for the topmast to pass through, as well as the iron for the topping lift. This fitting was soldered up from brass strip and wire. Do not mind the cheeks. They are not completed yet. The cheeks will be sanded down and the spreaders for the topmast shroud will rest on them. Russ Edited April 15, 2016 by russ Elia, mtaylor, Martin W and 5 others 8 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share #588 Posted April 15, 2016 This schooner has a spreader on the mainmast to handle the topmast shroud. Here it a photograph of a spreader on a local schooner and the jig I am using to make the spreader for the model. Russ BANYAN, IgorSky, src and 9 others 12 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted April 15, 2016 Share #589 Posted April 15, 2016 Interesting item, that spreader, Russ I wouldn't expect a spreader formed or used that way ... maybe because I'm used to those flimsy looking metal spreaders on the average sailing boat ... Cheers Martin W, russ, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted April 15, 2016 Share #590 Posted April 15, 2016 Nice work like always Russ. Thanks for posting the picture of your jig, I always enjoy seeing how others solve fabrication issues. Sam russ and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share #591 Posted April 15, 2016 Carl: I am very fortunate to have some photographs of this item and that good one of the masthead to show how it goes together. Russ mtaylor and cog 2 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share #592 Posted April 15, 2016 Sam: Thanks for the kind words and for looking in on my work. It is appreciated. Russ mtaylor 1 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Allen Posted April 15, 2016 Share #593 Posted April 15, 2016 looking fantastic can't wait to see how you tackle the dredges. mtaylor 1 Quote John Allen Current builds HMS Victory-Mamoli On deck USS Tecumseh, CSS Hunley scratch build, Double hull Polynesian canoe (Holakea) scratch build Finished Waka Taua Maori War Canoe, Armed Launch-Panart, Diligence English Revenue Cutter-Marine Model Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted April 15, 2016 Share #594 Posted April 15, 2016 That spreader is certainly unusual, Russ. Will it have metal bands around the ends to ensure it stays together? John mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share #595 Posted April 15, 2016 John: Yes, I think the spreaders will have a metal band around the ends. A hole will be drilled up through each end of the spreader to take the topmast shroud. Russ cog and mtaylor 2 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share #596 Posted April 15, 2016 John: Sorry, no dredges on this schooner. She is ready for the regatta. Russ mtaylor and cog 2 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share #597 Posted April 30, 2016 For the name of this schooner, I made up some decals. This was my first experience making water slide decals, and it was interesting and educational. The only thing to be added is the "of" between the name and the hailing port on the stern. BANYAN, rafine, Omega1234 and 10 others 13 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted April 30, 2016 Share #598 Posted April 30, 2016 Very nicely done decals, Russ. John russ, Fright and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share #599 Posted April 30, 2016 John: Thanks. Russ mtaylor 1 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share #600 Posted April 30, 2016 Here is the completed name and hailing port on the stern. Not perfect by any means, but I think it will work. Next time will be better. Russ KenW, BANYAN, Fright and 6 others 9 Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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